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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1965
Page
4
The Evening Journal editorial argues Iowa's Medical Assistance to the Aged program, begun with 4.7 million annually, has grown to 10 million and may exhaust funds. It warns of hard choices, urging spending to the most needed areas and potential cuts to education, highways, and other relief programs if funds run out. The piece cites Des Moines Register data and calls for prudent budget limits.
The Trabant Satellitte thrill ride from Germany drew thousands at Sheldon Soybean Days. It arrived with Murphy Shows in April and costs 65 000 dollars plus 2000 for music hardware. Operators credit music for half the draw, playing top tunes like I Want Candy by The Strangeloves.
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The 1965 General Assembly cost Iowa taxpayers 1.6 million dollars, 400000 more than 1963. Half funded salaries. house 827798, senate 429572, and 351523 for combined expenses. Printing 245967. Farmers face unripe corn due to cold wet weather. frost could worsen crop. A study on government reorganization begins in Chicago to explore district state offices across Iowa. Fifty four tax commission employees aged 65 plus face termination with limited exceptions.
Wyoming prairie and high country set the scene for a three month hitchhiking journey across America. The narrator travels through Wyoming Nebraska Iowa Washington Cedar Rapids Chicago Indiana Ohio and back to Ohio noting landscape work and crowds while reflecting on returning home and life in the mid twentieth century. The piece blends travelogue with personal musings on education and national condition.
Iowa Tax Commission moves to retire 53 workers aged 65 or older under a state policy requiring retirement at 65. Some may stay on year to year until 70 with department head approval, while most will be terminated next January. The policy affects about 8,000 of roughly 30,000 state employees.
The Hawk Eye Stamp Club of Burlington will hold its first public stamp exhibit on Sunday, September 26. The display runs from noon to 9 p.m. at the Burlington Hawkeye building and is free. All interested persons are invited to attend.
The Washington Evening Journal lists staff roles including David Elder as Editor and Business Manager William Shannon as Vice President Advertising Director Charles Morris as News Editor Bob Shaffer as Local Advertising Bruce Cowden as Contributing Editor and Howard Hazen as Production Superintendent. It publishes afternoons except Sunday Christmas and July 4th.
Roberta Miller is president of the Washington Junior High School student council for the 1965-66 term. Terry Miller is vice president. Sue Lowe is secretary. Lynn Stephens is treasurer.
North dealer in the 1953 Sweden vs United States world championship match. A skewed bidding sequence leads to a disastrous result for East, as a spade contract goes down four, costing 700 points. An at another table, South mishandles bidding to reach five in notrump for 360 points, while the U.S. team loses 340 points on the deal.
The note lists Rev Willard Leichty, Mr and Mrs Maurice Grieser and Cynthia, Mrs Edna Widmer, Mr and Mrs Arthur Boshart, Robert Grieser, and Sandy Madden as Sunday visitors. Betty Hauder of Milford Nebraska visits Dillon Graber and heads to Eastern Mennonite College in Harrisburg Virginia. Bethel Mennonite youth camped at Geode State Park near New London. Speaker recalls church moment and garden notes include rummage pickles and seed stock, musk melons yield 200 with 50 to 75 remaining after heat.
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